Economic values and goals are quantifications; Democracy cannot be quantified, but the Top can learn 'how to count'.

There's a misunderstanding of the phrase, "Quantify the Bottom". Democracy cannot be quantified, nor can a 'real individuals' value system. Nevertheless, a Government, " of People", "by People", and "for the People", must have a certain amount of 'quantification'. But, be careful with this phrase; it does 'not quantify' the Individual at the Bottom of Government. People are not 'Numbers' and they never will be. But, consider the phrase, " for the People". That phrase, means the 'real People', not the economic 'legal fictions' created by the Law. Stated differently, the phrase includes all the 'real People' at the Bottom of government. Hence, any 'policy' or 'law' that applies to the 'People' must have a criteria for 'exclusion and inclusion'. One statesman, while discussing, exclusion and inclusion, within economic Policy, said, " look at the numbers, stupid". ( I may have 'added' the word, 'Stupid', but the point was well made.) Look at the Numbers! Neither, Human Beings nor human values, are being 'quantified' as individuals but, the human being, as a 'totality', is being 'included' and 'excluded' according to the social target of the policy or Law. " For the People", means all the People, and should conform to a 'delineation of applicability' within the social or the economy. For example, availability of jobs; amounts of 'wages'; home owners; etc. Another quantification within the political structure is the Tax system. That needs clarification, because, that's not an 'economic or political' goal. Of course, its important for governments to 'function', and like everything else, needs to be 'funded'. Consequently, the funding should be 'fair and 'economically viable' but the goal is never to levy taxes, to have a 'rich' government. Government should be economically 'viable', not 'wealthy' nor 'destitute'. The 'human condition' cannot be quantified, neither can the 'Freedom and Equality' of a Democracy, but our Leaders can learn how to 'count'. They must learn to 'count', 'what, and who', is included or excluded; " for the People", means "all the People" and does not 'exclude' anyone on the basis of Race, color or Creed. I will add one more political 'value system'; nor does it 'favor one Party' over another. The Party system was established by 'weak human beings'; human beings who could not 'see', that 'they were in the same boat'. They still can't distinguish between a "legal fiction" and a 'real human being'.